Worse than herding kittens! Hilarious moment pet owner tries to get eight lively ferrets into a cat carrier Mike and Gill Shaw keep three adult ferrets and five kits at their Chester home The animals have to be moved daily from a day pen to their night hutch and back Footage showed Mr Shaw desperately … Read more
Say goodbye to dentures! Scientists develop new drug that can regenerate lost TEETH in mice and ferrets Researchers developed antibodies which suppress a gene called USAG-1 They found targeting this gene allowed a lost tooth to regrow completely Trials were successful in mice and ferrets and the next step is to test it on pigs By … Read more
With this challenging year coming to a close, spare a thought for the forgotten pets who have spent much of lockdown in an animal shelter. The RSPCA has cared for dogs, cats, ponies and small furry animals throughout the pandemic – and some of them have been searching for a loving home for more than … Read more
An experimental oral antiviral drug completely suppressed coronavirus transmission within 24 hours, a new study suggests. The medications, called molnupiravir, prevents the virus from multiplying itself, therefore preventing it from spreading throughout the body. Researchers found the drug blocked ferrets infected with COVID-19 from spreading the disease to one another, but those not given the … Read more
Nasal spray that blocked COVID-19 transmission in ferrets may protect people exposed to the virus from getting infected, study finds Researchers have developed a lipopeptide, which prevents the coronavirus from using its spike protein to enter and infect cells In the form a nasal spray, six ferrets were given the compound and split into three … Read more
Could a nasal spray offer hope against Covid-19? Scientists ‘amazed’ after trial of artificial solution stopped virus replicating in 96% of infected ferrets Treatment was administered to ferrets who were then exposed to coronavirus Spray was initially developed to help protect against the common cold and flu Human trials on the spray could be launched … Read more